BRONCOS KEEN TO LURE KEVVIE’S KID BILLY INTO THE STABLE
THE Brisbane Broncos are hopeful they can bring home the son of a former gun, with Kevin Walters’ kid Billy on their radar for 2018.
Brisbane is just one of a number of clubs who are interested in the talented Easts Tigers five-eighth for next season, following an impressive two years in the Intrust Super Cup.
Walters, who is the second eldest son of Broncos great and five-time premiershipwinner Kevin, is understood to be among a number of reserve grade stars the Broncos are considering adding to their books for next season.
It was revealed last week that the Storm, who are affiliated with Easts, are also interested in the versatile playmaker while a few Sydney clubs are said to be keen.
The Broncos are expected to also throw their hat in the ring for the young No.6, who starred for the Queensland Residents earlier this year.
While Walters has never been in an NRL system, including during his under-20s years, he could prove to be a valuable utility at the top level, having played hooker for a lot of his junior years.
He has also previously enjoyed a pre-season with the Storm. While Easts coach Scott Sipple was unaware of the NRL interest in Walters, he had no doubt the 23-yearold would thrive in a fulltime system.
“Billy’s been going very well for us,” he said.
“He’s formed a good combination with Brodie Croft.”